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O'Neill receives WITCC Teacher Award (Local News ~ 06/03/13)
SIOUX CITY - Dr. Frank O'Neill, biology instructor at Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC), has been named recipient of the college's 2013 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. The award was presented to O'Neill at WITCC's spring commencement exercises in Sioux City May 17 by Esperanza Coronado, a representative of the college's Student Senate... -
50th Jubilee for Sister Janice (Local News ~ 06/03/13)
On Sunday, June 9, the parishioners of Cherokee Immaculate Conception Church will celebrate Sister Janice Hoffman's 50th Jubilee with her at the 10 a.m. Mass, followed by a brunch in the church hall. Everyone is welcome. Sister Janice has served in the parish since 1985 as liturgist and music director, coordinator for people becoming Catholic, and Hispanic minister... -
Scouts schedule Flag disposal
(Local News ~ 06/03/13)
On June 14, Flag Day, The Cherokee Boy Scouts Troop 107 will be having a flag disposal ceremony at the Cherokee Airport. The event will take place at 6 p.m. and the public is invited to bring their lawn-chairs and attend. Flags that need to be disposed of may be brought to the residence of Orville Saxby, 207 N. Sixth St. the night before. There will be a container there for the flags to be left in...
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Appeals Court rules against CCUSO toilet surveillance cameras
(Local News ~ 06/03/13)
IOWA CITY (AP) -- A Cherokee treatment center for Iowa sex offenders will remove surveillance cameras from bathrooms and pay $22,000 in legal fees to settle a lawsuit brought by patients. The settlement confirmed last week comes after the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that the cameras violated offenders' right to privacy...
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Lucky deer gets second chance (Local News ~ 06/03/13)
When the flood waters started to rise on Memorial Day, Chuck Jr. and Michael Rosewall of Cherokee went out to take a look at the high-water in the Koser Spring Lake Park area. The pair parked at Kennedy Chiropractic office and noticed a boat puttering around the grounds of the under-water Wescott and Koser Spring Lake Parks... -
Preparing for flood safety
(Editorial ~ 06/03/13)
The forecast for more spring flooding in the Midwest is likely accurate and floodwaters are nothing to ignore or take lightly/.Residents are asked to follow these safety tips if flooding occurs: *DO NOT WALK THROUGH FLOWING WATER---Drowning is the number one cause of flood deaths. ...
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Remsen St. Mary's has Big 5th Inning to Beat Wolverines
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/13)
Remsen St. Mary's jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 2nd inning and looked to be in full command until the 5th inning when the South O'Brien Softball Team scored 3 runs of their own. With one out, Kate Aberson and Emily Riedemann started off the Wolverine rally with back to back singles. Emma Sweeney then ripped a triple to right field to score 2 runs. Later Alyssa Bainbridge hit a grounder to the shortstop score Sweeney...
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Warrior game suspended in 4th inning
(High School Sports ~ 06/03/13)
PETERSON - Alta-Aurelia was leading Sioux Central , 7-2, in a Twin Lakes Conference baseball game here on Wednesday, when the game was suspended in the bottom of the 4th inning due to inclement weather. The game will be resumed on Monday June 24th, when Sioux Central comes to Alta for a previously scheduled game, as part of a doubleheader,...
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